First Off, the Scuttlebutt Says that MGM Bought Up All of the Nitrate Prints from the Defunct Studio "Tiffany" to use as "Fuel" for the "Burning of Atlanta" Scene in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Hubris and Insensitivity to the "Arts" Aside, if True, it is Amazing that Any Movies from the "Little" Studio are Found Today (they are very rare).
But Here is "The Lost Zeppelin" for your Consideration...It's Quite Awful.
The Groaning Dialog, the Awkward Pauses, the Forced Repeated Narrative. The Film just Slogs From Beginning to End and is a Tough Watch Today.
Squeaky Voiced, Deer in the Headlights, Actress Virginia Valli Made 60 Silent Films and after Attempting a Few Talkies Retired at the Age of 35. She Literally Brings the Movie to a "Crash-Landing" Anytime She's On-Screen.
Ricardo Cortez Fairs Better But Can't Put HIs "Latin Lover" Persona to Much Use, Given the Stale, Stilted, Story of the "Love-Triangle".
The SFX, Sets, Models, and the Rest are Not On Screen Enough to Make an Impression.
The Sappy Dialog and Headline Readings are Recorded OK, but the "Sound Dept" was Over-Thinking the New Technology and Used Over-Modulated, Irritating "Buzzing" for the Crafts and that "Artic-Wind" Howls, and Howls, and Howls.
Most Movies Made at the Time with this Kind of Talent and Resources were Not Much Better. It was a Tough Transition Time Morphing from the "Silents" to "Talkies".
As a Curiosity it is...Worth a Watch
But Be Prepared for some Major "Retro-Shock" Disappointment.
